Calendar and diary



July 25,1944. c, GEORG] 2,354,589

' 7 AR AND DIARY INVENTOR CARL GORGL July 25, 1944. C GEORG] 2,354,589

CALENDAR AND DIARY Filed May 11, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 .INVENTOR CARLGEORGI.

- ATTORNEYS Patented July 25, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFlC E.

CALENDAR AND DIARY Carl Georgi, South Norwalk, Conn, assignor to Snyderand Black, New York, N. Y.

Application May 11, 1943, Serial No. 486,504

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements incalendars and more particularly it pertains to a novel construction andarrangement of parts whereby a calender, useful of extended periods, maybe provided.

It is one object of the invention to provide a novel calendar which,although inits entirety, it may'provide for one or even more years, inits display position, only the current month is visible.

In its present adaptation, the invention has been embodied in a combinedcalendar and diary, but it is to be understood that it may be embcdi'din other devices, such as charts, tables, and the ike.

Referring to the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a device constructed inaccordance with the present invention in its folded or book form,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the device in its display position,

Figure 3 is a perspective view illustrating the device in its extendedform,

' Figure 4 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view partly brokenaway, taken substantially on leaves disposed between the hinged membersof the cover.

In its extended position, the device is suspended from either of thecover members with the leaves disposed in overlying relation with eitheror both of the cover members as illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, the cover comprises twomembers In and I I which are hingedly connected together as at l2,preferably by means of a fold or crease score line.

The hinged cover member H] has an extension l3 hingedly connected as atM to its outer edge opposed to the hinge connection I2, while the covermember II has a similar extension l5 hingedly connected as at I6 to itscorresponding outer edge.

The extensions l3 and I5 correspond in size to that of their respectivecover members and each is adapted to fold into overlying relation withthe inner face of its respective cover member, or

in spaced relation thereto for a purpose which will be hereinafterdescribed.

The reference character 25 designates a plurality of pages which areformed from leaves, one of which is illustrated in plan view in Figure5.

Referring to Figure 5 of the drawings, each of the leaves comprises arectangular blank folded upon itself on the line 22. Thus, each leafforming blank provides four pages.

The desired number of leaves are bound to the cover by stitching or thelike in such a manner that the cover when folded upon the line IE, willenclose the several pages formed by the leaves in the manner of a book.I

The cover member H3 and its extension G3 are provided respectively withperforations 26 and 21. The cover member ii and its extensionlS areprovided respectively with perforations 28 and 2d, and the severalleaves are formed with perforations 39.

The several perforations 2%, El, 28, and 30 are so arranged that whenthe device is folded as illustrated in Figure 1, all of the perforationswill register and when the device is suspended, as illustrated in Figure2, the perforations 33 of the leaves, will, depending upon theirposition, register with either the perforations 26 and 2'! respectivelyof the cover member l8 and its extension l3, or the cover member l l andits extension I 5.

Having described the construction of the device, the manner in which itis adapted to or embodied in a calendar capable of use over a continuousperiod of two years, will now be described.

Each of the blank sheets illustrated in Figure 2, when folded upon theirrespective lines 22, provide twelve leaves each presenting two faces orpages, thus providing twenty-four pages to accommodate each of thetwenty-four months which comprise a two year period. These are theleaves designated 20 in the drawings. Other leaves such as 35 may or maynot be included, depending upon whether they are desired for othermatter such as a diary or the like.

Assuming that the calendar be prepared for the years 1943 and 1944, thefirst page would be printed for January 1943, the third page forFebruary, and so on through the twelve pages which bear the odd numbers,ending on page twentythree with the month of December, 1843.

Upon the last page, that is page twenty-four, the month of January 19%would be printed and the months of the year 1944 would run continuouslyforward upon the evenly numbered pages ending with December 1944 uponpage two.

member ID, the cover member II, its extension 7 l5 and the remainingleaves hanging suspended from the binding as illustrated in Figures 3and 50f the drawings.

With the device in this position, the current month would be exposed toview and as it passes, the hinged extension I3 is raised and that leafbearing the expired month is moved into overlying relation with thecover member ID and the hinged extension thereof is folded over it tohold it in position. When the device is again suspended the nail, hookor the like from which it hangs, serves also to retain the hingedextension in position over such leaves as are folded therebeneath.

As the new year 1944 approaches, all ofthe leaves will have been foldedto position beneath the hinged extension l3 of the cover member it.

To position the calendar for use for the year 1944, the cover member 19is removed from the nail, hook or the like, and the device is suspendedfrom the nail or hook by the cover member 1 I. If now, the hingedextension of the cover member IE! be folded beneath the several leaves,the even pages will be successively exposed as the leaves are moved toposition beneath the hinged extension l5 of the cover member ll, thus,exposing successively the months for the calendar year of 1944.

The exposed faces of the hinged extensions of the cover members may besuitably decorated in any desired manner as indicated by the referencecharacter 49 to enhance the appearance of the device when in use.

While I have herein described the invention as applied to a calendar, itis not to be limited to such use since it may be applied to otherdevices without departing from the spirit thereof.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. A device of the class described comprising a cover formed of a singleblank of foldable sheet material, a hinge score extending transverselyof the cover midway thereof and dividing the same into a pair of likehingedly connected cover members, a plurality of leaves bound to saidcover along said hinge score, an extension integrally connected along ahinge score to each cover member at the outer end thereof, saidextensions being adapted to fold inwardly of the respective covermembers, either in contact therewith or with one or more of the leavesinterposed therebetween, and means for suspending the device from eitherof its cover members, said last means including alined apertures in eachcover member and its respective hinged extension and being disposedadjacent the hinge score therebetween.

2. A device of the class described comprising a sheet structureproviding hingedly connected covers having extensions hingedly connectedwith their outer edges respectively, so as to be swung in foldedposition over the covers at the insides thereof, or in extended relationthereto respectively, a booklet having similarly placed holes in theleaves respectively near their outer edges, said booklet being securedalong its back to the structure at the juncture between said covers sothat the leaves, one at a time, may be swung over the inside of eithercover and to enable its extension to overlie the leaf or leaves, eachcover and its extension near the juncture thereof having holesrespectively, the provision and arrangement of the various holes beingsuch that a suitable suspension member may be projected throughregistering holes in a cover and its extension in folded position and aleaf or leaves of the booklet between, said cover and extension servingto suspend the device while retaining said leaf or leaves in openposition hidden from view and a leaf of the booklet displayed to view. 1

CARL GEORGI.

